MEDIA ADVISORY: Tulane medical students to learn residency assignments on National Match Day

Who: 181 graduating fourth year students of Tulane University School of Medicine

What: Tulane University School of Medicine’s annual Match Day ceremony

When: Friday, March 20. Doors open at 10 a.m.; Program starts at 11 a.m.

Where: Celestin Ballroom, Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 601 Loyola Ave.

More: Graduating Tulane Medical School students learn at which hospital they will complete their residency. Every year on Match Day the National Medical Resident Matching Program pairs graduating medical students throughout the United States with academic medical institutions. As residents, they will spend the next three to six years in specialized training on their journey to becoming fully-licensed physicians. A reception immediately follows the Match Day ceremony.